June 9, 2014

Miss Universe Thailand Weluree Ditsayabut speaks during a news conference at Renaissance Hotel in Bangkok. Ditsayabut renounced her title over remarks she made on social media including one that "red shirt" activists, supporters of ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, should all be executed.

Miss North Dakota Audra Mari, left, and Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez await the final decision during the Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 8, 2014. Sanchez would go on to win the Miss USA title.

Smoke rises above the Jinnah International Airport where security forces continue to battle militants in Karachi, Pakistan, June 8, 2014. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked a terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed at least 28 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said.

French artist Paulo Grangeon throws one of his papier-mache pandas displayed at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong airport. The installation arrived in the city, launching the month-long "1,600 Pandas World Tour in Hong Kong: Creativity Meets Conservation" organized by a local art organizer, according to the official press release.

Pregnant women practice yoga as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest prenatal yoga class, in Changsha, Hunan province, China, June 8, 2014. A total of 505 pregnant women participated in a yoga class together for 37 minutes and 28 seconds, exceeding the current Guinness World Record set in Shenzhen in 2013 with 423 women, local media reported.

Camphor burns on the tongue of a devotee as he participates in the Ganga Dhaaraa festival at Marianne River, Blanchisseuse on Trinidad's north coast, June 8, 2014. Pilgrims all over the country and abroad have been gathering for the Hindu festival, also known as the oldest river festival, which commemorates the coming down of goddess Ganga to earth.